Hi everyone! We're setting a casual meeting time next week to meet other craftsters interested in getting a group started. We'll grab coffee somewhere, introduce ourselves, talk about what kind of projects we like to do, and discuss times and days that we are available. I'm so excited to meet some of the creative people on Craftster!!

So we'll be meeting Thursday, January 17th at 6:00 pm. The location is yet to be determined depending on where everyone is coming from. It will be some kind of coffee shop or perhaps a Borders on the north side. I'll be posting that on next Tuesday.

This is a mixed media poster. I was inspired by something I saw in a store ad but I dont remember where. Its paint, paper, and ink on poster board. The frame is handmade from wall trim and painted white.

Here is a close up of the metalic paper used on the bird as well as the ink design.

I like the shadow box idea. I've already stripped the insides out so its just a box now. And its not just a regular plain black case. Its old and is white leather with black leather ends and a black rectangle patch in the on the top. It reminds me a little of the Mary Janes that Lucy wears in Peanuts. hehe.

I used to play this lamp in 6th grade. My dad helped me cut the wood from a broken desk and router it for the base. Its painted black with silver edging. The shade was given to me as a gift specifically for this project. It uses night light sized bulbs. This is by far my favorite project yet because of the sentimental value it holds. Now I need to repurpose the case.